I shall not discuss the merits or disadvantage of the policy here. What I will do, is show you how bad the problem is:

Kapsyen? Diz ma Ingeris lvl!

This note is found on the roller blind of a shop in Malacca, in a relatively new mall. Again, it’s not that hard to figure out which mall is it, because there are only so many there.

Wrong spellings and bad grammar aside, at least they can still post a note in English. A more serious example is described by a doctor, who has a temporary staff who doesn’t comprehend basic English conversation.

The worst is that you only need to do a basic Google search to know how bad our English standard is in Malaysia.

Despite the severity of the problem, we still have Kerismuddin as our Education Minister. Again, Malaysia Boleh! Visi 2020 yo!

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I remember walking down the street in Melbourne with my brother one evening when we heard a woman, perhaps in her early 20s, said to her friend in a very thick Malaysian accent, “you know ar, because I don’t have an Australian accent, I feel very self-conscious lah” or something along that line. I can’t say I remember clearly, word by word, because it’s been months since that happened.

As can be seen from our writings, my brother and I disagree with the usage of  lah, mah, meh or other “exclaimations” commonly used in Malaysian English, especially in speech. However, one of my cousins once mentioned that it is acceptable to use them because they are what makes Malaysian English, well, Manglish.

Coming back to Malaysia for holiday is really nice. Listening to how most Malaysian speak English usually gives me a smile on the face. Makes me the feel that I’m home.

Despite all these, what gave me a really good laugh was that in Tower Record, Pull means Push and vice versa, as seen from the photos below.

So, for all those Jazz and Classical music lovers, please remember that in Tower Record, Pull means Push and vice versa. To go in, kindly pull open the door from outside.

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